| Deposit ID | 10011921 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007115 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | White Mountain Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | White Mountain Group, Also Known As Apache Mine and Apache Vein, The Location Appears To Be the Same As the Hoosier Mine Shown On The, Winston Topographic Quadrangle. |
| Related records | 10223696 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.70032, 33.33649 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2096 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 30 MILES N 61 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Winston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Truth or Consequences(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Caballo(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 011S | 008W | 19 | E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Madera Limestone |
| Rock description | Madera Limestone |
| (1) | Abo Formation |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gravity Slide Block Of Limestone Overlies Propylitized Andesite. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1944 |
| District name | Black Range District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ferguson, T. R. |
| Home office | Winston, N.M. |
| First year | 1944 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empire Mines And Metals Co. |
| Home office | Chloride, N.M. |
| First year | 1940 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007115 |
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 260-265
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 72-83
MAXWELL, C.H., AND HEYL, A.V., 1976 USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 76-858
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
G.T. HARLEY, 1934 P. 78
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS IRREGULAR SHOOTS IN FISSURE VEINS RANGING FROM 2 FT. TO 8 FT. WIDE AND STRIKING NORTHWEST. REPORTED TO CONSIST OF 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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